Metal sheet-piling.



I PATENTED JULY 24, 1906. 0. H. QUIMBY, JR.

METAL SHEET PILING. AP IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII YB,1905.

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arm mug Jr. a citizen ot the United States of America, residing at Pittsbu'rg, in the-county of Alle UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. QUIMBY, JR.,-OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

METAL SHEET-Plume.

No. ssa'soi.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24, 1906.

Application filed May 8, 1905. Serial No. 259,354.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, CHARLES H. QUIMBY,

gheny and'State-of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Sheet-Piling, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein novel metallicqsheet-piling having novel interlocking edges, the construction of which ermits tne piling being assembled in various orms without using specially constructed pieces. I 1 Another object of this invention is to provide a metallic sheeting of suchconstruction that the independent pieces of piling can-be easily and quickly assembled to provide a sheeting which may be strong and durable and withstand any "reasonable weight to which it may be subjected.-

In sheet-piling heretofore used it has been necessary that specially-constructed iling be employed in order to formsheets or ulkheads of various shapes, and it has been impossible to interlock one sheet-piling at an an le ,to another without employing a specia ly-constructed piling.

My invention aims to dispense with the specially-constructed sheetiling and form each sheet whereby-it can e locked in engagement with the adjacent pile, either at an angle to said sheet or in a plane horizontal with said sheet,

With the above and other objects inview the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arran ement of parts to be hereinafter more fully escribed, and specifically ointed out in the claims.

In escribing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application and wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved meta lic sheet-piling, partly broken away and illustrating the piling assembled in :1 rec- .6 of the interlocking edge 2.

tangular form. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the same. Fig. 3 isan enlarged detail top plan view ofja sheet of piling, p'artly'broken away and illustrating the interlocking. edges thereof engaging adjacent sheets of piling.

4 is a .top plan-view, of a sheet oii' piling which is special y constructed for producing a rounded corner when used in connection with other sheets of ihng. Fig. 5 1s a detail view of a modified orm ofpiling, partly broken away.

To put my invention-into practice, I con struct my improved metallic sheet-piling of steel or like material. Each piling consists of a web portion 1, having interlocking ed es 2 and 3. The interlocking edge is formediy flanges, the flange 4 being substantially L- shaped in cross-section and extending outwardly at rightan les to the web portion 1 of the piling. The flange 5 of the interlocking edge 2 extends outwardly from the web portion 1 of the piling ata substantially obtuse angle, and the flangeinIcross-section is substantially hook-,sha ed. "The? formation of.

the flanges 4 5 provi esla substantially wedgeshaped groove 6,w:hich is disposed at an angle to the Web portion l oi'tne piling. The

interlocking edge 3 is formed by cross-flanges 7 and 8, the flange 8 beingibeht outwardly at an angle to the web portion 1 of the iling.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings I have il ustrated a plurality of pilings assembled to form a substantially rectangular pile having sides lying at substantially right angles toone another.

In assembling the sheets of piling it is necessary that one ile be elevated a sufficient distance above 1; e other topermit of its interlocking edge sliding downover the interlockin edge of the adjacent piling. Whentwo pi es are to be so joined together, the interocking edge 3 of one pile is-adapted' to engage in the interlocking edge 2 of the adjacent sheet, the interlocking edge 3 sliding into the substantially.wedgeshaped groove disposed flanges 4 5 of the interlockin edge The angularly- 2 are adapted to embrace and engage t e angularly-disposed cross-flanges 7 8 of the interocking edge} and form a vertically-disposed passage-way or o ening 9 betweenthe interocking edges. en it is desired to produce a water-tight bulkhead or cofier-dam, the vertically-disposed o 'enin s 9, formed between the interlockin edges 0% the piles, can be filled with ali'ysuitabe material to produce awatertightconnection between the adjoining piling.

permit of onesheet of piling being placed at a substantially right angle-to another sheet.

This arrangement of the piling is clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, and

by referring to said figures it will be observed that it is only necessary in constructing a column or bulkhead to arrange the piling alter- -nately'that is reversing each alternate pile,

whereby the interlocking edge 2' of one pile will lie reversely to the adjoining interlocking edge 3. Consequently. when awall of sheet-.

' piling is constructedthe alternately-engagillustrated in Fig. '4 of the'drawings.

ing edges 2 will lie at angles corresponding to one another, while the interlocking edges 3 will lie at angles corresponding to the reverse of the angles of the interlocking .edges 2. This construction at anytime permits one 4 sheet-metal piling: being placed at an angle-to its adjoining sheet without using a s eciallyconstructed piece of sheet-pilin owever, n this construction it is 1mposs1 le to reduce arounded corner, and to overcome this I have constructed a special piece of sheet-piling, as

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web portion 11 of the sheet of'piling is curved inclusive. v

t From the foregoing itwill be evident that awall' of sheet-piling can be constructed some parts of said walllyingat angles to the remainder of-the wall, and to the best' ofmy knowledge such a wall has never been constructed without using specially-constructed corner-pieces of piling,

While I ,have herein illustrated the preferred manner of constructing my improved iling, it is obvious that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of the invention; f

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is+

I. A metal sheet-piling consisting'of a-series of piles having interlocking edges adapted to be joined together edgewise to form'a wall, each alternate joint being disposed at similar angles and at reverse an les to the other-'of said joints-, substantially as de scribed. v

.2. A metal piling consisting of a plurality of piles having interlocking flanged edges, the angularity of said flanged edges permittin of one sheet being disposed at a substantiail right angle'to its adjoining-sheet, substantially as described. v

3. A metal sheetiling'comprising-a Web portion provided a ong one "of. its "vertical edges with a flange projecting at right angles tow the 'web, and at the same verticaledge with a flange projecting to the 'o posite side of the web at. an obtuse angle, the said web at its other verticaledge having a-flange projecting on one side at a right angle with a portion of said flange lying in a plane-parallel with the web, and atthe other side of the said edge having a flange projecting at an obtuse anglewith its -free edge bent at a right angle 1 to the web. I 4. A metal sheet-piling comprising a web,

1 havingflanges projecting fromo posite sides at both of its vertical edges, the anges along one vertical edge being adapted to interlock with the fiangesalong the opposite vertical edge of o adjacent piling,,and said flanges so disposed as to interlock in both alined and right-angular arrangement of adjacent piling.

v 5. A metal sheet-piling comprising a Web and provided with interlocking edges 2' 3, substantially thesame as the-interlocking edges of the piling illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3,

portion having a flanged vertical edge, the said flanged edge on one side'of the webportion extending at right angles thereto and being then bent to lie in a plane substantially parallel with the web, and at the other side I side of the web portion at substantially right angles thereto, and a member or'part project ing outwardly from the-oppositeside of the web portionat" an obtuse angle thereto, .and having its free edge bent to lie in a plane substantially parallel-with said webportion.

.In testimon'y whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses;

' CHARLES H. QUIMBY, JR.

Witnesses H. C.v EVERT, E. POTTER. 

